In this special episode, recorded during the Ratio Forum in Sofia, journalist Maria Cheresheva joins as guest host to speak with one of the world’s top experts on misinformation and digital society: Professor Stephan Lewandowsky.

A leading cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol and a global authority on how online platforms clash with human cognition, Prof. Lewandowsky helps us unpack some of the most pressing questions of our time:

🔹 Who are the honest liars – and how do their narratives go mainstream?

🔹 Why do some people fall for disinformation – and can we “inoculate” minds against it?

🔹 Are kids today more resilient to propaganda than their grandparents?

🔹 What countermeasures—personal, societal, and technological—can actually work?

From fact-checking to platform accountability, from conspiracy theories to psychological resilience, this is a deep dive into the hidden architecture of our information world.

Video: https://youtu.be/pXUDYKCzPWk

#links

- Stephan Lewandowsky’s home page: https://www.lewan.uk/ and research group: https://sks.to/tedcog

- Inoculation Science many ready to use materials on information inoculation: https://inoculation.science/

- Follow Stephan on BSKY: @lewan.bsky.social: https://bsky.app/profile/lewan.bsky.social

In partnership with Graphwise.ai: http://Graphwise.ai and Data for Good: https://data-for-good.bg/

Music by Misho: http://www.mihailivanovbass.com/

About the podcast #about #podcast

"Agent 001" explores the intersections of technology and society, the digital and the real, things and the data about them. It is one of six series within the Ratio Podcast – a podcast for curious minds. Through it, you'll dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence and technology, and hear informal conversations with interesting guests connected to or inspired by science and AI.